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31.12.11

DIY Ruby Slippers

Inspired by the slippers below from CocoRosa & also these from Wittner and these from J Crew, I decided to test drive T's glitter shoe instructions. (See here & here)

She has a habit of making tricky things look like a piece of cake and I, well... I walk into door frames!

So if I can do it... anyone can!!

Image from Cocorosa

DIY RUBY SLIPPERS

The red slippers were on sale from Dotti for $30 - cheap enough to risk DIY failure, and made out of a good felt material to hold the glue & glitter.

Tools

PVA glue found in my little brothers' craft box - it worked just fine! No need for fancy fabric glue.

Coarse and fine red glitter. I was instructed by T that this is crucial to getting coverage & sparkle at the same time.

Mix into a paste...

Slather all over the shoe, trying to keep it even & well covered.

Once you have covered it in glitter, I found out it is super duper important to go over it all and ensure the glitter is sitting flat & even. This is especially important if you chose very coarse glitter, like I did.

Last, all the edges need to be evened over & the excess scraped off.

Then wear them!!

So... the verdict? Any semi crafty girl (or glitter-lovin' boy) can try this glitter project. It is simple & requires just a little bit of patience and a lot of glitter.

(Thank you T for the wise glitter tips. Now can you come home from China pleeease!)

Hey Norafinds, the glitter stays really well- you'd be very surprised! You just have to give it a good shake the get the loose glitter off & then after that it mostly stays :) No glitter trail, at least.

Hi, thank you for sharing. Such a great tutorial! I posted your tutorial on my blog with a link back to your blog, hope it’s ok http://makeitandwearit.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/dazzling-shoes.htmlPlease write me if there is a problem makeandwear@gmail.com.